#US RACING: VIDEOS of the 12-race card at Gulfstream Park – Saturday, July 11, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Quickgallop.com continues to keep its loyal readers connected with racing across the world. Today, Saturday, July 11, 2020, we feature all 12 races from Gulfstream Park, Florida, United States. VIEW AND ENJOY!
Los Alamitos track on 10-day probation after horse deaths
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California Horse Racing Board on Friday put Los Alamitos on probation for 10 days while the track develops a plan to address an increase in horse deaths. The board voted 5-1 remotely in an emergency meeting to allow the Orange County track to continue racing during the probation. Commissioner Wendy […]
#US RACING: Jockeys Luis Saez, Victor Espinoza, Martin Garcia test positive for COVID-19
Luis Saez, one of the nation's top riders, tested positive for COVID-19 while riding at Keeneland's five-day summer meet. He was taken off his mounts after the second race July 10 and asked to vacate the premises. Saez had just finished second aboard the Graham Motion-trained Fortuna in a $70,000 maiden special weight race for […]
#US RACING: VIDEOS of the 9-race card at Gulfstream Park – Friday, July 10, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Quickgallop.com continues to keep its loyal readers connected with racing across the world. Today, Friday, July 10, 2020, we feature all 9 races from Gulfstream Park, Florida, United States. VIEW AND ENJOY!
# US RACING: It's Fauci by a length; horse wins 1st race at Keeneland
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A horse named for Dr Anthony Fauci won his first race at Keeneland on Thursday. The 2-year-old colt won by 1 length as the heavy favourite against 11 rivals in the $70,000 race. Fauci ran 5 1/2 furlongs on turf in 58.65 seconds under jockey Tyler Gaffalione and paid US$4.20 to […]
#US RACING: VIDEOS of the 10-race card at Gulfstream Park – Wednesday, July 8, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Quickgallop.com continues to keep its loyal readers connected with racing across the world. Today, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 we feature all 10 races from Gulfstream Park, Florida, United States. VIEW AND ENJOY!
#US RACING: Keeneland bans prominent owner, breeder after racist post
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A prominent Kentucky horse owner and breeder has been banned from racing and sales at Keeneland Race Course after his racist post on social media. Keeneland said Wednesday it was banning Tom VanMeter from the premises, including participation by his sales company, while the Lexington track further reviews circumstances related to […]
#US RACING: June handle up with much less races
US Thoroughbred Handle grew for the first time since February, before the Covid-19 pandemic started affecting racing schedules. With most summer tracks resuming their racing schedules, albeit without spectators or with limited spectators on track, handle increased nearly 1% from June 2019. All figures in US dollars. Interestingly, the June 2020 increases were achieved with […]
#UK RACING: Pacemaker debate sets hearts racing after Serpentine’s Derby win
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)— The silence that greeted Emmet McNamara and shock winner Serpentine from the few able to attend the Epsom Derby reflected the surreal atmosphere conjured up by the coronavirus pandemic. The surprise was not that trainer Aidan O’Brien had won a record eighth Derby but the manner in which one of the […]
#US RACING: Split samples for two horses trained by Bob Baffert test positive for lidocaine
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two undefeated horses from the barn of two-time Triple Crown-winning trainer Bob Baffert have come back positive in split-sample testing for a banned substance in Arkansas. Baffert confirmed to The Associated Press via text message Monday that he had been informed of the positives for lidocaine involving Charlatan and Gamine in […]